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Buonalbergo: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Benevento, Campania. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Filippo Angelini 1, Buonalbergo.

Buonalbergo, a hill village east of Benevento

Buonalbergo sits in the hills of the Sannio area east of Benevento, towards the border with Irpinia, in a landscape of wheat fields, olive groves and pasture. The village is gathered on a rise, at around five hundred metres, with the houses of the centre packed along sloping streets. Benevento is where people go for work, offices, the hospital and the university.

The fall in population is the figure that weighs most: 1,528 residents in 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 16.2% on the 1,824 of 2011. The village is clearly older than the province, with an average age of 49.9 against 46.5 and over-65s at 31.7% against 24.6%. Foreign residents account for 2.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. When buying in a village that is losing residents, it is sensible to allow for the fact that selling on may take time.

Earthquake hazard is high. Buonalbergo is in seismic zone 1, like 48 of the 78 municipalities in the province of Benevento, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.252 g. For a masonry house in the old centre, ask about any strengthening work; for newer houses, the design year and the structural sign-off.

On the clay slopes of the Sannio, landslide hazard changes a great deal from one spot to the next: the report reads it for the address, along with flood hazard along the streams. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the address leads to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Sannio hills east of Benevento, towards Irpinia.
  • Population down 16.2% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 31.7%, against 24.6% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 1, expected acceleration about 0.252 g.

Overview

Buonalbergo is a municipality in the province of Benevento, in Campania. At the end of 2023 it had 1,528 residents, ranked 53 of 78 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Buonalbergo is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (48 of 78) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.252 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Buonalbergo, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 16.2%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 21%). Foreign residents make up 2.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Buonalbergo declared an average taxable income of 17,045 euros, below the provincial average (19,496 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Buonalbergo is in climate zone D, with 1,975 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 555 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Buonalbergo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.3% of the land in Buonalbergo, compared with 7.4% in the province and 10.6% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Buonalbergo, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Buonalbergo: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Buonalbergo are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 21 inhabited census areas in Buonalbergo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.6%
  • fair 99.4%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 062011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.